Browsing All Posts published on »February, 2009«

Authors are beginning to realize the power of BookTrailers to sell their books. I think some publishers create the trailers to promote the books while many authors create their own. Book trailers, just like movie trailers introduce viewers to the new story being told. I’ve even seen many that librarians create to promote books. […]

I tend to use movies and literature for entertainment and this shows through in my tendancy to review works of fiction. As wonderful as the many books are that I read and the books that I watch, I manage to forget (ignore?) how horrible the real world can be. Then a find a movie like […]

book review: If I was your girl author: Ni Ni Simone Publisher: Kensington, 2008 main character: Toi McKnight Toi McKnight is a 17 year old high school student who has a twin sister, an infant son, a job at iHop, a whack baby daddy, a live in cousin who would make anyone crack up with […]

What are you doing reading this?? It’s February and you should be reading the BrownBookShelf every single day this month so that you can learn about 28 new and exciting African American childrens and young adult authors!

Spent the weekend at the first annual IN Youth Literacy Conference. Attended informative presentations on planning a book club for boys and how to prepare an author visit. And!! Meeting authors! Thanks, Jackie for sending me the photos, I didn’t even remember my phone!! with Nikki Grimes, most recent book: Barack Obama: Son of Promise, […]

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